IP Library Granted Patent US 11,188,607
Granted Patent B2
US 11,188,607 · App. 16/460,607 · Granted Nov 30, 2021

Destination information associated with a hyperlink

Inventors: John Carl Mese (Cary, NC); Nathan J. Peterson (Oxford, NC); Mark Patrick Delaney (Raleigh, NC); Russell Speight VanBlon (Raleigh, NC); Arnold S. Weksler (Raleigh, NC)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,188,607
App. No.
16/460,607
Granted
Nov 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, at an information handling device, a presence of a hyperlink; determining, using a processor, destination information associated with the hyperlink; and presenting, based on the determining and prior to activating the hyperlink; the destination information to a user. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims (44)

1. A method, comprising:

identifying, at an information handling device, a presence of a hyperlink;

determining, using a processor, destination information associated with the hyperlink, wherein the destination information comprises:

subject matter information of a webpage associated with the hyperlink, wherein the webpage is part of a first website; and

advertisement-based information of the webpage, wherein the advertisement-based information comprises an indication of advertisement volume on the webpage; and

presenting, based on the determining and prior to activating the hyperlink and responsive to identifying at least one of: a long press and a hover input directed toward the hyperlink, an alternative webpage to a user, wherein the alternative webpage is part of a second website, different than the first website, and wherein the alternative webpage comprises:

information similar to the subject matter information; and

a lower advertisement volume than the webpage.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hyperlink is a component of a received transmission.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the destination information comprises a summary of content on a webpage associated with the hyperlink.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the advertisement-based information further comprises at least one of: an advertisement-level, an advertisement rating, and an advertisement-blocker effect.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining comprises:

prefetching content of a webpage associated with the hyperlink; and

analyzing the content on the webpage to determine the destination information.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining comprises accessing, at an accessible storage database, crowd-sourced data comprising the destination information.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the presenting comprises presenting responsive to identifying that a gaze location of a user is directed toward the hyperlink.

8. An information handling device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to:

identify a presence of a hyperlink;

determine destination information associated with the hyperlink, wherein the destination information comprises:

subject matter information of a webpage associated with the hyperlink, wherein the webpage is part of a first webpage; and

advertisement-based information of the webpage, wherein the advertisement-based information comprises an indication of advertisement volume on the webpage; and

present, based on the determining and prior to activating the hyperlink and responsive to identifying at least one of: a long press and a hover input directed toward the hyperlink, an alternative webpage to a user, wherein the alternative webpage is part of a second website, different than the first website, and wherein the alternative webpage comprises:

information similar to the subject matter information; and

a lower advertisement volume than the webpage.

9. The information handling device of claim 8 , wherein the hyperlink is a component of a received transmission.

10. The information handling device of claim 8 , wherein the destination information comprises a summary of content on a webpage associated with the hyperlink.

11. The information handling device of claim 8 , wherein the advertisement-based information comprises at least one of: an advertisement-level, an advertisement rating, and an advertisement-blocker effect.

12. The information handling device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to determine comprise instructions executable by the processor to:

prefetch content of a webpage associated with the hyperlink; and

analyze the content on the webpage to determine the destination information.

13. The information handling device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to determine comprise instructions executable by the processor to access, at an accessible storage database, crowd-sourced data comprising the destination information.

14. The information handling device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to present comprise instructions executable by the processor to present responsive to identifying at least one of: a long press and hover input directed toward the hyperlink.

15. The information handling device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to present comprise instructions executable by the processor to present responsive to identifying that a gaze location of a user is directed toward the hyperlink.

16. A product, comprising:

a storage device that stores code, the code being executable by a processor and comprising:

code that identifies a presence of a hyperlink;

code that determines destination information associated with the hyperlink, wherein the destination information comprises:

subject matter information of a webpage associated with the hyperlink, wherein the page is part of a first website; and

advertisement-based information of the webpage, wherein the advertisement-based information comprises an indication of advertisement volume on the webpage; and

code that presents, based on the determining and prior to activating the hyperlink and responsive to identifying at least one of: a long press and a hover input directed toward the hyperlink, an alternative webpage to a user, wherein the alternative webpage is part of a second website, different than the first website, and wherein the alternative webpage comprises:

information similar to the subject matter information; and

a lower advertisement volume than the webpage.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 069870/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2022
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060638/0067 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2019
From: MESE, JOHN CARL; PETERSON, NATHAN J.; DELANEY, MARK PATRICK; VANBLON, RUSSELL SPEIGHT; WEKSLER, ARNOLD S.
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 049657/0312 →